Great lyrics, vocals and instruementation all done by the same funny guy.  Found a version on National Lampoon's boxed set (Buy This Box or We'll Shoot This Dog: The Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour) but heard a much warmer, fuller version on Dr. Demento back in the mid 80s.  Anybody know where I can find it?  Here's the lyrics to the version I heard:

I need someone to live with me
To keep my bed warm and keep my shorts clean
I need a maid to give for free
o oooh and sew patches on my jeans

I dreamed I found my cowgirl housewife
I was driving in my pickup through L.A.
I gotta love you while I can, babe
Before I become an old man

Southern California brings me down
Southern California brings me down
Southern California brings me down

O I need some place to go
O North Ontario
It's safer than Alabama
It's safer than O-Ohio O-Ohio O

Gonna go home now where I can ____
With the cowgirl of my dreams
Gonna stayed stoned now
Stare out my basement window and scream
Aa-aaa

Southern California brings me down
Southern California brings me down
Southern California brings me down
O gotta get away now

Southern California brings me down
Topango Canyon freaks, you won't see me around no more

Well, I have a version of that Neil Young parody, but I have no idea if it is the same version you already
have, as it's the only version I know.  Here's a sample I uploaded of what I have:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/vic/NeilYoungParody.html

vic

Just discovered I have another version of the song by Tony Scheuren.
Was on radiio show tape and notes say it's from National Lampoon's out of print "Goodbye Pop" album.
Here's what it sounds like:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/vic/NeilYoungParody2.html

Also, on Doctor Demento, the song was played twice on Nov 9, 1986.
Both from  National Lampoon

vic

Just discovered I have another version of the song by Tony Scheuren.
Was on radiio show tape and notes say it's from National Lampoon's out of print "Goodbye Pop" album.
Here's what it sounds like:
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/vic/NeilYoungParody2.html

Also, on Doctor Demento, the song was played twice on Nov 9, 1986.
Both from  National Lampoon

vic


That's the one.  Much warmer vocal than the other, and it's funny how much I can want the version I heard first and no substitutes.  I'll start a saved search on Goodbye Pop.  Thanks.

If you can't find it, let me know and I'll send you the full song.
And do you remember it being sung over that speech track?

vic

If you can't find it, let me know and I'll send you the full song.
And do you remember it being sung over that speech track?

vic


No, mine doesn't have that speech track.  I thought that was like a audio watermark to keep us from successfully downloading for free what someone wanted to sell us.  The version I heard originally had a warmer vocal like this one but no background speech.  I've not had a lot of luck finding things I heard on Dr. Demento -- I think he played some demos that were sent to him and him alone.  If I'd known how hard this would be in the high tech future I would have taped to VHS back in the day.